Notice to Bidders

Construction of a one story concrete block building at 134/136 John Street in the Borough of Mt. Oliver. The work shall include the site preparation, site grading, HVAC, electrical, gas and water service necessary to construct this structure.

Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rates Shall Apply to this Contract.

All Proposals must be in the hands of Joanne Malloy, Secretary, Mt. Oliver Borough 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, June 15, 2004 and the same will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter.

Proposals shall be delivered in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside with the words “PUBLIC WORK GARAGE PROJECT.”

Copies of Drawings, Specifications, Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Forms of Proposals and Agreement are on file and open to public inspection at the office of the Gateway Engineers, Inc., 1011 Alcon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 where sets of said documents may be obtained upon payment of $50.00 per set. No refund will be made for the return of any documents.

Proposals to receive consideration must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bidder's Bond from a Surety Company authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, made to the order of Mt. Oliver Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Proposal as a guarantee that, if the Proposal is accepted, the successful Bidder will enter into an Agreement within 15 days after Notice of the Award of the Contract.

The Proposals must be made to the Mt. Oliver Borough, and shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) days. No Bidder may withdraw his Proposal during the sixty (60) day period without forfeiting his Bid guarantee.

Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, along with Public Liability and Property Damage Certificates of Insurance in the amounts specified, as well as Certificates of Workman's Compensation must be filed with the executed Agreement.

The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, or any part thereof, for any reason, and also reserves the right to waive any informality therein.

The Bidder is advised that the Borough will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder based on the total bid submitted for all streets listed. However, the bidder is advised that the Borough expressly reserves the right to reject all bids, and specifically reserves the right to award to the lowest responsible bidder a contract for all or any portions of the streets listed in the proposal, and in awarding a contract for less than the total streets listed, or less than all portions of the street listed, the contract price will be determined from the total quantities for each item listed and the unit price bid for each item listed.